Premiership 97/98
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 1.Arsenal             38  23  9  6  68-33  78  Champions
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 2.Manchester United   38  23  8  7  73-26  77  Champions League
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 3.Liverpool           38  18 11  9  68-42  65  UEFA Cup
 4.Chelsea             38  20  3 15  71-43  63  CWC (holders)
 5.Leeds United        38  17  8 13  57-46  59  UEFA Cup
 6.Blackburn Rovers    38  16 10 12  57-52  58  UEFA Cup
 7.Aston Villa         38  17  6 15  49-48  57  UEFA Cup (fair play spot)
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 8.West Ham United     38  16  8 14  56-57  56 
 9.Derby County        38  16  7 15  52-49  55
10.Leicester City      38  13 14 11  51-41  53
11.Coventry City       38  12 16 10  46-44  52
12.Southampton         38  14  6 18  50-55  48 
13.Newcastle United    38  11 11 16  35-44  44   CWC
14.Tottenham Hotspur   38  11 11 16  44-56  44 
15.Wimbledon           38  10 14 14  34-46  44
16.Sheffield Wednesday 38  12  8 18  52-67  44  
17.Everton             38   9 13 16  41-56  40
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18.Bolton Wanderers    38   9 13 16  41-61  40  Relegated
19.Barnsley            38  10  5 23  37-82  35  Relegated
20.Crystal Palace      38   8  9 21  37-71  32  Relegated  UIC



(source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 
at http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng98.html)